Blues Harp Green is a young adult novel by Nicole Schubert. The novel’s protagonist, Francie Millis - aka FM - is a 16-year-old girl who lives in LA. Francie’s dream is to become the ultimate tennis player. She tries so hard to focus on tennis...

Dirty C.O. by Rod Ballard is an exciting thriller with a realistic plot and storyline. Dirty C.O. is set against the backdrop of the criminal justice system and the police who work to uphold it. Dirty C.O. tells the story of one such man, Tristan...

Dropsy by Debra Luke Hardison is a fun, rhyming children's book about a girl named Jordan who finds a baby squirrel that fell out of its nest. She names the squirrel Dropsy, because it fell out of a tree. Jordan's family keeps Dropsy for a...

The purple hands on the front cover intrigued me so I had to read That Curious Sign on Aisle Nine, written by Kyle Morey with Laren Bright. And of course, when I read the sign on page 8, I also wanted to know what was...

Magic O’Clock is a fictional narrative of dementia and hope, written by Lynne Fellows. Although it is difficult to adjust when somebody dies, it is often more difficult to face the day with somebody you love, when you look into their eyes and know that...

Suspicion is a young adult coming-of-age mystery novel written by A. Neville. Joe was feeling lost and alienated as he watched his best friend, Seb, playing for Trenwith High in the Secondary Schools’ Football Cup quarter-final. It was important to Seb; his future as a...

My Father's War: Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers by Charley Valera is a compelling book that brilliantly captures the grim reality of World War II, exploring the lives of soldiers in combat, heroes who risked their lives in a war that some of them...

Anna Glowntin really hates school. She is small for her age, does not remember facts and figures well, and is picked on by the other students. Ageless by Deanna Altomara follows Anna as she tries to navigate her school life while living for the time...

If We Have No Peace by Anto Ljoljic is a thrilling memoir of the author’s journey to the edge of insanity and his ultimate conquest of inner freedom. Just at the beginning, the reader is already warned that this might not be their run-of-the-mill memoir,...

Window Spit is a collection of forty-one brilliant poems by Alan David Pritchard. Arranged in two sections, Looking Out and Looking In, the first deals with a broad range of contemporary subjects which will be familiar to most of us. The poem ‘Window Spit’, along...

One of the biggest mysteries of how the future will look is the question of family. Not only the nuclear family, but the extended family. After all, the family, in one form or another, can be said to be the driving force of human history....

Dream Stories: Unlocking Your Night Parables by Michael B. French is a book that will appeal to those who want to understand what their dreams are telling them. This book offers readers a wide range of dream interpretation techniques, allowing readers to understand the underlying...

For all those who are dating or are interested in dating, Dating on Purpose: An Illustrated Guide to Intentional Dating for Commitment-conscious Millennials by Tia Truthteller is an excellent guide that will teach them how to fortify their psyche, determine if a guy really likes...

What happens when the “no means no” philosophy of physical relationships is ignored? Can the victim be seriously considered a “victim” of sexual assault? What is the difference between sexual assault and rape? How do we regain ownership of our own bodies and minds in...

Filling Her Shoes: A Memoir of an Inherited Family by Betsy Graziani Fasbinder is an honest and poignant memoir that revolves around the author’s struggles when it came to family problems and relationships. Betsy Graziani was soon going to be a mother for the first...

Veil of Walls by Patricia Panahi is a compelling story that plunges the reader into the heart of Persian culture and norms, exploring social issues and powerful themes like family, the rights of women, and marriage. A ten-year-old girl goes on a one-month vacation to...

Darklands by M.L. Spencer is an extraordinary fantasy with exceptional characters, a huge conflict involving a people’s cry for freedom, and magic, and redemption. Meet Darien, a prodigy who once sold his soul to a dark god whose bidding he is now compelled to do....

Cadet Adam reminds me of a Robert A. Heinlein novel I read when I was a boy. I think it was called Space Cadet, but I can’t be sure because it has been so long, and I have read so many books. But I remember...

I don’t go out of my way to read books about taking care of your parents in their old age. I have read a few books on the subject, but I found the majority just a little too depressing for me. I am fifty-eight years...

“Relax, Adela, it’s probably nothing,” is what she told herself that morning. The little lump hiding on the side of Adela's left breast had not been there only weeks ago. At least she was not aware of it. And her last mammogram had been normal....